Posada, Sardinia

Posada, Sardinia

Infobox CityIT


official_name = Posada
name = Posada
region = Sardinia
province = Province of Nuoro (NU)
elevation_m = 37
area_total_km2 = 33.52
population_as_of = Dec. 2004
population_total = 2394
population_density_km2 = 71
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|40|38|N|9|43|E|type:city(2,394)_region:IT
frazioni = San Giovanni di Posada, Sas Murtas, Montelongu
telephone = 0784
postalcode = 08020
gentilic = posadini
saint =
day =
mayor =
website =
mapy = 9.7167
mapx = 40.6333

Posada (Latin: Pheronia [Barrington|48] or Feronia, and later Pausata) a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia. The city sites on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,394 and an area of 33.52 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]

Posada borders the following municipalities: Budoni, Siniscola and Torpè.

History

Within Posada's territory was the ancient city of Feronia or Pheronia, the foundation of which is ascribed to the Etruscan or Nuragici peoples, which contained a now lost temple to the Etruscan goddess Feronia.

During the Roman period, the town's importance declined with the foundation of nearby Portus Luguidonis.

In the Middle Ages, Posada was main town of an historical district called "Baronia di Posada" or "Baronia Alta" (to be distinguished from Baronia Bassa or Baronia di Orosei/Galtelli'), on the Tyrrhenian coast of the island.

The ancient part of the town is in a spectacular position on the top of a hill, where it preserves a particular medieval historical center, with ruins of a castle (Castello della Fava) and a square panoramic tower of the 13th century.

The castle has been the equivalent of a holiday residence for the "Giudichessa" Eleanor of Arborea, and was object of alternate possession by the Giudicato d'Arborea and the Aragon, during the long fight before the Spanish conquest.

The castle became then the seat of the Baron of Posada, a title and a fief created in 1431 for Don Nicolò Carroz and formally ended in 1856, when it was finally bought by the kingdom of Sardinia (the last one of all Sardinian fiefs).

References

External links

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* [http://www.regione.sardegna.it/ Official regional website in Italian]
* [http://www.regione.sardegna.it/inglese/index.htm Official regional website in English]
* [http://www.sarnow.com/sardinia/index.htm Webzine about Sardinia]
* [http://www.sardinianconnections.com/ Tourist information for Sardinia]
* [http://www.caseinposada.it/ Photo from Posada]


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